Accepted Equivalent to BML Short Courses
First Aid
Elementary First Aid* - STCW course offered by all major marine colleges
Huddersfield Canal Society (Lancashire) Tel: 01457 871800 – for non-tidal waters only
Linlithgow Union Canal Society (Linlithgow) Tel: 01506 843604
Prometheus Medical Ltd (Herefordshire) Tel: 01568 613942
RYA one day course * - See RYA site for details
SEAFISH Basic First Aid (1 Day Course) – see SEAFISH site for details
St John's Ambulance and Red Cross courses approved for HSE First Aid at Work*
*For candidates that intend to get a ‘Tier 1 Level 2’ certificate, an additional lesson explaining the use of Category C stores should be incorporated into the above courses marked with an asterisk (*).
Personal Survival
Chichester Ship Canal Trading Company (Chichester) Tel: 01243 783146
Linlithgow Union Canal Society (Linlithgow) Tel: 01506 843604
Personal Sea Survival - STCW course offered by all major marine colleges
RYA one day course - See RYA site for details
SEAFISH Sea Survival (1 Day Course) – see SEAFISH site for details
Sea Secretary (Norfolk) Tel: 01493 749079 / (Chester) Tel: 01244 314960
The Boatmaster Centre (Cheshire), Tel: 0845 409 7062 - this course is for non-tidal waters only
Willow Wren Training (Rugby) Tel: 01788 551144
Fire Safety
Basic Fire Fighting - STCW course offered by all major marine colleges (this covers additional material to that required by the BML syllabus)
Bisham Abbey Sailing and Navigation School (Buckinghamshire) Tel: 01628 474960
Flagship Firefighting Training Ltd (Strathclyde) Tel: 01413 023222
John Percival Marine Associates (Hoylake) Tel : 0151 3624000 - this course is for non-tidal waters only
Linlithgow Union Canal Society (Linlithgow) Tel: 01506 843604 - for members of the society only
Maritime & Commercial Training Centre (Plymouth) Tel: 01752 363150
SEAFISH Basic Fire Fighting (1 Day Course) – see SEAFISH site for details
Sea Secretary (Norfolk) Tel: 01493 749079 / (Chester) Tel: 01244 314960
The Boatmaster Centre (Cheshire), Tel: 0845 409 7062 - this course is for non-tidal waters only
Willow Wren Training (Rugby) Tel: 01788 551144